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Premier League goalscoring sensation, Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, used to own this C63 AMG that's now being sold for £38,500

AMercedes formerly owned by Leicester City footballer Jamie Vardy, who has gone from virtual non-entity to the country’s leading goalscorer, has been put on sale.

The 2013 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG in white with a black leather interior has just over 14,000 miles on the clock as is for sale for £38,500 on the Autotrader website.

The seller stands to make only a small premium from the car’s celebrity status - most similar cars on the website are pitched at £35,000 to £36,000.

Vardy salted crisps

The ex-Vardy C63 AMG comes with a limited edition packet of crisps produced by Leicester-based Walkers, which produced a special batch of ready salted crisps to celebrate Vardy’s record-breaking feat this season of scoring in 11 consecutive Premier League games as he helped steer Leicester City FC to an unlikely championship title.

The current owner, Danny Sangster, a private seller based in Essex, said: “It’s an awesome car with a V8 sound that will live with me forever. It has all books and receipts. Jamie and the Leicester city heros have just lifted the Premier League trophy, get the car before Vardy scores the winner in the 2016 UEFA European championship final this summer and the Vardy film arrives.”

Sangster said he’d been on the lookout for a Mercedes C63 AMG when he was offered two examples which had both been owned by professional footballers.

One was owned by now-retired Zat Knight of Bolton, with the other car previously owned by Vardy, who at the time was playing for a Leicester City side fighting relegation from the Premier League.

The car had a number of football grounds programmed in its satnav, along with a dance album which was left in the CD player.

The car's black leather interior

Sangster added: “What Leicester City have achieved this season has been nothing short of incredible, and it’s been brilliant driving around in a car that I know was previously owned by arguably the country’s best footballer this season.

“But I know there might be a Leicester City fan who would treasure this car as a piece of motoring history – so that’s why I chosen to put it for display on the UK’s largest car marketplace in hope of finding that person.”

The two-door Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG has a 457bhp, 6.3-litre V8 under the bonnet. It can accelerate from 0-62mph in 4.4sec and the top speed is limited to 155mph.

Jamie Vardy was bought by Leicester City from Fleetwood Town in 2012 for £1m, and was part of the Leicester team that was promoted to the Premier League in 2014. This season the 29-year-old has scored 29 goals, also competing for the Premier League Golden Boot for the greatest number of goals scored this season.

Sangster says he has only used the car at weekends and it has been garaged when not in use. It comes with a Tier 1 Mercedes-Benz extended warranty until April 2017 fully transferable to the new owner.

It is advertised as having a full Mercedes service history, and no outstanding finance because the car was paid for outright on purchase.

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